THE ULTREYA TOURS JOURNAL

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Browse every Ultreya Tours article, practical guide and official Camino resource.

Planning Your CaminoApril 20, 2023

How a Tailor-Made Camino Itinerary Is Created

See how route, pace, Compostela requirements, hotels, transfers and budget are turned into a workable tailor-made Camino itinerary.

Planning Your CaminoApril 6, 2023

How the Paradors of Tui, Baiona, Pontevedra, Cambados and Santiago fit into premium Portuguese Way itineraries.

Planning Your CaminoMarch 23, 2023

Nellie Meunier answers five questions about Camino fitness, training, daily distances, consecutive walking days, and finding a sustainable pace.

History & CultureMarch 23, 2023

An introduction to Galician modern art, with Maruja Mallo, Laxeiro, Colmeiro, Luís Seoane and the granite sculpture of Manolo Paz in Cambados.

Planning Your CaminoMarch 9, 2023

A guide to the Paradors actually on the French Way in Santo Domingo, León, Villafranca and Santiago, plus a Ribeira Sacra extension.

Planning Your CaminoFebruary 23, 2023

A practical guide to Spanish SIM cards, roaming, hotel Wi-Fi, mobile coverage and calling 112 during a Camino.

Santiago & GaliciaFebruary 16, 2023

How ancient rocks, drowned river valleys and Atlantic erosion shaped Galicia, including the rías and the arches of Praia das Catedrais.

Planning Your CaminoFebruary 9, 2023

What to do after a lost passport, arrest, hospitalization or serious incident on the Camino, with official consular contacts near Santiago.

Planning Your CaminoJanuary 26, 2023

How to use Porto, Vigo and Santiago airports for the Portuguese Central, Coastal and Spiritual Ways.

History & CultureJanuary 26, 2023

Separate the Roman lighthouse at A Coruña from the legends of Hercules and Breogán, whose descendants were said to sail from Galicia to Ireland.